From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: Question about repeating events. Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:32:44 +0000 Message-ID: <87lipbbotf.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:40737) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rlj7h-0002nm-72 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:32:58 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rlj7b-0005tY-63 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:32:57 -0500 Received: from vscane-b.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.141]:36308) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rlj7b-0005tK-1q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:32:51 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Sam Auciello's message of "Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:13:26 -0500") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Sam Auciello Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Sam Auciello writes: > I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this question. Not at all; definitely the right place. However, I would suggest you search the mailing list first before asking as your question has come up umpteen times before! It's also answered on Worg. > I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given > date. In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to > repeat once a week so I enter them like: > > *** Programming Workshop > <2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w> > > The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I > would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester. > > I didn't see anything helpful here: > http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks > > The options I see here are using C-c C-x c to make a bunch of duplicate > entries (which seems a little messy to me, but perhaps this is just how > it's done) or simply marking the item as DONE at the end of the semester. > The latter option seems a little weird to me too since it would make my > agenda for the following semester cluttered if I was looking at it to plan > future events. Is there an option I'm overlooking? > > Thank you, > > Peace > ~Sam I do the latter (copy with time shift) and have been doing so for quite a while. I find this is quite appropriate for schedules like this as it allows one to "miss" the odd entry (e.g. study/reading week or class cancelled for whatever reason). I am not sure what you mean by saying that it makes the agenda cluttered? The result is the same in the agenda view: an entry for each day/time a class is scheduled. I also do not understand your reference to marking anything done! This is not a TODO item, it is an appointment. I think it's worthwhile distinguishing between appointments (which *have* to take place at the appointed time) and scheduled work (i.e. a /task/ which you intend to do at a certain time but which may end up being done earlier or later). The latter is a TODO item; the former is not. The latter will remain in the agenda view until it is marked done whereas the former only appears on the time+day indicated. I hope this makes some sort of sense... -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1 : using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.122.g5b407)